1882 in Norway
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- The 1882 Parliamentary electionNorwegian parliamentary election, 1882A national election was held in Norway in 1882. The first political party in Norway, the Liberal Party were established ahead of the next election. This led to MPs joining the party and forming a government led by Johan Sverdrup which introduced parliamentarism to Norway in 26 June...
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January to June
- 25 January - Conrad ChristensenConrad ChristensenConrad Christensen was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Norwegian gymnastics team, which won the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event....
, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (d.19511951 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen until 9 November, Oscar Torp -Events:* 19 November – Torp's Cabinet was appointed.* Norsk Hydro opens a PVC plant at Herøya....
) - 5 February - Karl OurenKarl OurenKarl Ouren was an American artist best known for his paintings of Norwegian landscapes and scenes, particularly those featuring winter and snow.-Background:...
, Norwegian-American artist (d.1943) - 5 May - Carl Alfred PedersenCarl Alfred PedersenCarl Alfred Pedersen was a Norwegian gymnast and triple jumper who competed in the Summer Olympics in 1906, 1908 and 1912....
, gymnast and triple jumper (d.19601960 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 1 May - The U-2 incident reveals that the United States uses Norwegian air bases as part of spying missions against the Soviet Union....
) - 20 May - Sigrid UndsetSigrid UndsetSigrid Undset was a Norwegian novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928.-Biography:Undset was born in Kalundborg, Denmark, but her family moved to Norway when she was two years old. In 1924, she converted to Catholicism and became a lay Dominican...
, novelist, awarded the Nobel Prize in LiteratureNobel Prize in LiteratureSince 1901, the Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words from the will of Alfred Nobel, produced "in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction"...
in 1928 (d.19491949 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* October 10 - The 1949 Parliamentary election takes place....
) - 10 June - Nils ØklandNils ØklandNils Andreas Økland was a Norwegian Esperantist and teacher in Stord , Norway. His father Matthias Larsen Økland was also a school teacher and a church chorister; his mother was Signi Nilsdatter from Eidsvåg...
, EsperantistEsperantistAn Esperantist is a person who speaks or uses Esperanto. Etymologically, an Esperantist is someone who hopes...
and teacher - 25 June - Sigurd AssersonSigurd AssersonSigurd Karsten Asserson was a Norwegian civil servant.He was born in Sandnes. He served as director of the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries from 1918 to 1937....
, civil servant (d.19371937 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold -Events:*29 May - Stavanger Airport, Sola is opened by King Haakon VII* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Notable births:...
) - 28 June - Peder AlsvikPeder AlsvikPeder Alsvik was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Aure.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal in 1937, and was re-elected on two occasions...
, politician (d.19641964 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:*1 January – The town of Brevik, and the rural district of Eidanger, are merged with Porsgrunn*14 September – Tromsø Airport is officially opened for traffic...
) - 29 June - Ole SingstadOle SingstadOle Knutsen Singstad was a Norwegian-American civil engineer who innovated the ventilation system for the Holland Tunnel and advanced the use of the "Sunk-tube" method of underwater vehicular tunnel building, a system of constructing the tunnels with prefabricated sections.By 1950...
, civil engineer in America (d.19691969 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten -Events:* 6 April - Railway accident occurs in Darbu, resulting in the deaths of 8 people.* 8 September - The 1969 Parliamentary election takes place....
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July to December
- 5 August - Trygve SchjøttTrygve SchjøttTrygve Schjøtt was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat Mosk II, which won the gold medal in the 10 metre class .-External links:*...
, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (d.19601960 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 1 May - The U-2 incident reveals that the United States uses Norwegian air bases as part of spying missions against the Soviet Union....
) - 13 August - Rolf LefdahlRolf LefdahlRolf Lefdahl was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.As a member of the Norwegian team, he won the silver medal in the gymnastics team event in 1908.-External links:*...
, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (d.19651965 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen until 12 October, Per Borten -Events:* 4 February-1 April – the "Grenade Man", an unidentified person whom placed grenades and grenade traps in several places in Oslo, spreads fear in Oslo...
) - 25 August - Carl Fredrik HolmboeCarl Fredrik HolmboeCarl Fredrik Holmboe was a Norwegian engineer.He was born in Kristiania as the only son of Jens Anton Holmboe and his third wife Marie Aarreberg. He had several half-brothers and half-sisters...
, engineer (d.19601960 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 1 May - The U-2 incident reveals that the United States uses Norwegian air bases as part of spying missions against the Soviet Union....
) - 2 November - Oscar EngelstadOscar EngelstadOscar Engelstad was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Norwegian gymnastics team, which won the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event....
, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (d.19721972 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Trygve Bratteli until 17 October, Lars Korvald -Events:* 15 June - The Norwegian pension age is lowered to 67....
) - 12 November - Nils DahlNils DahlNils Dahl was a Norwegian middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. He represented Kristiania IF....
, middle distance runner (d.19661966 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten -Events:* 7 August - The Storskog border control between Norway and the Soviet Union is opened...
) - 16 November - Nils OpdahlNils OpdahlNils Opdahl was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event. He was born and died in Bergen, was a brother of Jacob Opdahl, and represented Bergens TF.-References:...
, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (d.19511951 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen until 9 November, Oscar Torp -Events:* 19 November – Torp's Cabinet was appointed.* Norsk Hydro opens a PVC plant at Herøya....
) - 23 November - Hans Johan JensenHans Johan JensenHans Johan Jensen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.Born in Kristiania, he attended Treider's School as well as the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry. From 1903 he found work as a manual laborer, working on the Meråker Line and the Bergen Line...
, politician - 30 November - Frithjof OlsenFrithjof OlsenFrithjof Olsen was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics....
, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (d.19221922 in Norway-Events:* 8 January - The Social Democratic Youth League of Norway is founded.* 30 November - The establishment of Norwegian government-owned alcoholic beverage retailer "Vinmonopolet"....
) - 16 December - Olav BjørnstadOlav BjørnstadOlav T. Bjørnstad was a Norwegian rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was the coxswain of the Norwegian boat, which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours, inriggers.-External links:*...
, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (d.19631963 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen until 28 August, John Lyng until 25 September, Einar Gerhardsen -Events:...
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- Arnstein ArnebergArnstein ArnebergArnstein Rynning Arneberg was a Norwegian architect. He was active as an architect for 50 years and is often considered the leading architect in Norway of his time. -Background:...
, architect (d.19611961 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 12 January - Princess Astrid marries Johan Martin Ferner.* March - Ingrid Bjerkås, ordained as first female minister in the Church of Norway...
) - Per BakkenPer BakkenPer Bakken was a Norwegian Nordic skier who won the both the Nordic combined and 50 km cross country skiing events at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1904. For his dual victories that year, Bakken earned the Holmenkollen medal in 1907....
, Nordic skier (d.19581958 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 8 January - Fire breaks out in the coastal steamer MS Erling Jarl while it is docked in Bodø...
) - Fredrik Rosing BullFredrik Rosing BullFredrik Rosing Bull was an Information technology pioneer, known for his works on improved punched card machines....
, inventor/designer of improved punched card machines (d.19251925 in Norway-Events:* 1 January - The city of Christiania reclaimed its original Norwegian name, Oslo; a decision which caused much debate in its time.* 17 July - the Parliament of Norway passed the Svalbard Act which established Norwegian sovereignty on the island of Svalbard, and stated that Norwegian...
) - Hans DonsHans DonsHans Fleischer Dons was a naval officer and the first Norwegian to fly in Norway.Dons was born in Eiker, Norway and from 1909 he served as second in command on board Norway's first submarine the Kobben . On June 1, 1912 Dons performed the first flight in Norway, in a Etrich Taube monoplane named...
, naval officer and the first Norwegian to fly in Norway (d.19401940 in Norway- Overview :1940 is the year when Norway becomes drawn into World War II. On 9 April Nazi Germany invades the country which, however spared many of the atrocities which befell other nations, remains occupied until 8 May 1945...
) - Nils Selmer HauffNils Selmer HauffNils Selmer Hauff was a Norwegian bookseller.He was born in Drøbak in Akershus county, Norway. He started his career working for Jacob Dybwad in Kristiania, but opened his own bookstore in 1911. He chaired the Norwegian Booksellers Association from 1927 to 1936 and 1946 to 1950...
, bookseller (d.19631963 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen until 28 August, John Lyng until 25 September, Einar Gerhardsen -Events:...
) - Gunnar KaasenGunnar KaasenGunnar Kaasen was a Norwegian-born musher who delivered a cylinder containing 300,000 units of diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska, in 1925, as the last leg of a dog sled relay that saved the U.S. city from an epidemic....
, musher, delivered diphtheriaDiphtheriaDiphtheria is an upper respiratory tract illness caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, a facultative anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium. It is characterized by sore throat, low fever, and an adherent membrane on the tonsils, pharynx, and/or nasal cavity...
antitoxinAntitoxinAn antitoxin is an antibody with the ability to neutralize a specific toxin. Antitoxins are produced by certain animals, plants, and bacteria. Although they are most effective in neutralizing toxins, they can kill bacteria and other microorganisms. Antitoxins are made within organisms, but can be...
to Nome, AlaskaNome, AlaskaNome is a city in the Nome Census Area in the Unorganized Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska, located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on Norton Sound of the Bering Sea. According to the 2010 Census, the city population was 3,598. Nome was incorporated on April 9, 1901, and was once the...
in 1925, as the last leg of a dog sledDog sledA dog sled is a sled pulled by one or more sled dogs used to travel over ice and through snow. Numerous types of sleds are used, depending on their function. They can be used for dog sled racing.-History:...
relay that saved the city from an epidemic (d.19601960 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 1 May - The U-2 incident reveals that the United States uses Norwegian air bases as part of spying missions against the Soviet Union....
) - Jens Isak de Lange KobroJens Isak de Lange KobroJens Isak de Lange Kobro was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was Minister of Defence 1933-1935.-References:...
, politician and Minister (d.19671967 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten -Events:* 1 January - The Norwegian National Insurance Act was introduced.* 22 October – The opening of the Tjeldsund Bridge....
) - Birger Øivind MeidellBirger Øivind MeidellBirger Øivind Meidell was a Norwegian minister for social affairs in the NS government of Vidkun Quisling September 1940 - September 1941. After end of the War he was sentenced to forced labour but released on grounds of ill health...
, politician (d.19581958 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 8 January - Fire breaks out in the coastal steamer MS Erling Jarl while it is docked in Bodø...
) - Jakob Nilsson VikJakob Nilsson VikJakob Nilsson Vik was the Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs 1931-1932 and 1932–1933, and consultative councillor of state 1940-1941....
, politician and Minister (d.19601960 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 1 May - The U-2 incident reveals that the United States uses Norwegian air bases as part of spying missions against the Soviet Union....
) - Hans YstgaardHans YstgaardHans Ystgaard was the Norwegian Minister of Agriculture from 1935–1945....
, politician and Minister (d.19531953 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Oscar Torp -Events:* 1 June –The first Bergen International Festival opens.* 16 July – Parliament voted to move the main base for the Navy from Horten to Bergen....
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- Rasmus Tønder NissenRasmus Tønder NissenRasmus Tønder Nissen was a Norwegian politician.He was Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1874-1876, member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1875, 1876–1877 and 1880–1881, and Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1877-1880, 1880 and 1881-1882....
, politician (b.18221822 in Norway-Events:* March 11 – A powerful sudden storm struck the western Norwegian coast killing about 300 men at sea.* May 26 – 116 people die in the Grue Church fire...
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